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Over 15 percent of the S&P 500 weight is in FAANG and Microsoft stocks, giving them an outsize effect on the U.S. market, says Josh Blechman, director of capital markets at Exponential ETFs. Aleksandra Michalska reports.

Several large retail companies, including Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, and Macy's, are making a direct appeal to President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on goods imported from China. Aleksandra Michalska reports.

Britain and the European Union have agreed to a transition period to avoid a "cliff edge" Brexit next year - though only after London accepted a potential solution for Northern Ireland's land border that may face stiff opposition at home. As Rosanna Philpott reports, the pound surged on confirmation that Britain would remain effectively a non-voting EU member for 21 months until the end of 2020.

Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a softer tone towards the West on Monday after winning his biggest ever election victory, saying he had no desire for an arms race and would do everything he could to resolve differences with other countries. As Kate King reports, he also vowed to focus on a domestic economy damaged by years of sanctions.

Facebook shares have fallen around five per cent after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President Trump's campaign gained inappropriate access to data on 50 million Facebook users. Sonia Legg reports

Worries about the potential for a U.S.-China trade war and frustration over U.S. President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs are threatening to dominate at the G20 gathering of finance leaders in Buenos Aires this week. Kate King reports.

China elevated a key confidante of President Xi Jinping to one of the top positions in government on Monday as Beijing cracks down on riskier financing and a debt build-up that may pose systemic risks to the world's second-largest economy. Ciara Lee reports on the challenges ahead for China's new economic team.

Shares in Hyundai Motor tumbled on Monday on news of a U.S. probe into why air bags failed to deploy in some of its Sonata sedans, with investors fretting about potential recall costs for the once popular cars. Scarlett Cvitanovich reports.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his popularity plunging amid a cronyism scandal, takes responsibility for a loss of trust in his government but denies he or his wife had intervened in a land sale to a school operator with ties to his wife. Grace Lee reports.

After 20-odd years of "marriage" in China, Ford Motor Co is having relationship issues. As Sara Hemrajani reports, the U.S. automaker, losing ground in the world's largest car market, is reportedly struggling to maintain trust and respect with its mainland Chinese partners.

Shares in Hyundai Motor tumbled on Monday on a U.S. probe into why air bags failed to deploy in some of its Sonata sedans, with investors fretting about potential recall costs for the once popular cars.